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| clu·pe·id [ klpee id ] (plural clu·pe·ids) |
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oily bony fish: a soft-finned bony fish that has oily flesh, a narrow body, and a forked tail. Herrings, sardines, menhadens, and shad are clupeids. Family Clupeidae.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Clupeidae< Latin clupea, a small river fish] |
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